| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5266
Appeal against conscription of: Tom Lowther
Age: 20
Address: Kirby Sigston
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Northallerton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: W Sawyer and Tom Lowther
Summary of case: Horseman on a farm of 165 acres with only 1 other man. The last son at home looking after a small holding of 10 acres with his widowed mother with three sons in France. Lowther has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 1035
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 10 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |